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CD14. Technique of Raised Gilding (CD Book)
The Technique of Raised Gilding
By Jerry Tresser. 2006. 72pp. CD in PDF format.
This practical gilding manual provides a scientific and historical analysis of the materials and techniques for
raised gilding with gesso and provides step by step instructions. Tresser approaches gilding as chemist to demystify the craft process and help you to be consistently successful. Provides an in-depth discussion of the preparation and application of the gesso. CD includes color photos, not in the original printed edition. (You need Adobe
Acrobat Reader, a free downloadable program, to view/print the book.)
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B2660. Letters & Alphabets CDROM & Book
Letters & Alphabets.
2004. 128pp. Paperback & CD Rom. Retail Price $39.95.
A varied collection from dozens of sources. Includes 700 full-color and b&w embellished and elaborate letterforms.
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CD11. Turning the Pages CD-ROM
Turning the Pages: The Collection.
2004.
This CD-ROM allows you to view approx 32 pages each
from 12 great manuscripts. Each page has notes and you can use your magnifying glass over the page to see the details! Manuscripts: Lindesfarne Gospels, Luttrel Psalter, Sforza Hours, Sherborne Missal, Golden Haggadah, Diamond Sutra, Sultan Baybars’ Qur’an, Leonardo’s Notebook,Vesaliu’s Anatomy, Blackwell’s Herbal, Jane Austen’s History of England, The Golf Book.A truly amazing CD!
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B2904. Classic Calligraphic Designs
Classic Calligraphy Designs
48pp. Book and CDRom. Paper.
378 off-hand flourished images of faces, creatures, birds, fish and abstract motifs. Much more than the standard quills and birds!
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CD09. World of Alphabets (Zapf, Hermann)
CD-ROM. The World of Alphabets: A Kaleidoscope of Drawings and Letterforms.
200 color digital reproductions of works spanning the past 60 years of Zapf 's career. Selected typeface sketches, calligraphic exemplars, broadside layouts, book designs and previously unpublished pieces from Zapf 's personal archive. For PC or MAC OS9.
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CD08. Art of Denis Brown CD ROM
The Calligraphic Art of Denis Brown.
This easy to use CDrom shows Denis's progress from school age child to the mature scribe he is today. The images are veiwable through an Internet browser program for easier viewing. There are many examples of Denis's amazing and unique works. He uses the pen and manipulates his images after scanning them onto a computer. A real treat. Well worth the cost.
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B2908. Fraktur mon Amour/Schlansky
Fraktur mon Amour
By Judith Schlansky. English Edition 2008. 646pp. 5"x8". Hardcover. $75.00. Now available.
Presents over 300 Blackletter fonts (capitals, lowercase, numbers, accented characters along with a brief text
setting ). Covers rotunda, batarde, textura, schwabacher, fraktur, modern, initials/decoratives, and contemporary
fonts. For each font: date, designer and original foundry along with digital foundry/web address where applicable. Facing each font page is a decorative page using characters from the font. Printed in black and pink. CD-Rom with 130 blackletter fonts included.
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B2902. Indiefonts 3
Indiefonts 3: A Compendium of Digital Type from Independent Foundries
Edited by Richard Kegler, James Grieshaber and Tamye
Riggs. 2007. 408pp. 8.25"x8.25". Paper. Retail Price $35.00.
Provides a showcase of 1600 diverse fonts from 18 digital type foundries designers.With typestyles ranging from the best of Matthew Carter’s classic designs to the latest irreverence of indioFonts. Index of type designs and designers, accompanied by one-line illustrations of the fonts for quick reference. Contact info for foundries/designers. Glossary & Quick reference charts Includes CD-ROM, with 33 free fonts (Postscript,Truetype, and/or Open Type for Mac and/or Windows). A great tool for finding a new font for a current job.
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DVD31. Book of Kells DVD-ROM
The Book of Kells DVD-ROM.
Contains all 340 folios or 680 pages of the Book of Kells manuscript. A zoom feature allows you to examine fourteen richly illuminated pages in detail. In addition, a wealth of information is presented including: the Book's history, the scribes who created it, the materials used, the design systems of the day, the themes of the Book, details of animals, angels,monks and illuminated capital letters. Developed with the Library of Trinity College Dublin and is the only authorized digital version of the Book of Kells.
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